British Surrender at Yorktown
Monday October 19, 2009
On October 19, 1781, the British surrendered at Yorktown thereby ending the American Revolution. The roots of the war can be traced all the way back to the aftereffects of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). However, open warfare did not begin until 1775 with the battles at Lexington and Concord.
Learn more about the Causes of the American Revolution.
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Gordon S. Wood, author of Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early
Republic 1789-1815, will speak in The Great Hall of the Cooper Union on
Monday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 pm. Prof. Wood, winner of the Pulitzer and
Bancroft prizes, is one of the most esteemed names in American History.
His new book is part of the multi-volume Oxford series on American
history. The lecture is free and open to all. Seventh Street at Third
Avenue. #6 train to Astor Place, R & W trains to 8th St.
David Greenstein
Director of Public Programs
The Cooper Union for the Adcancement of Science and Art
212-353-4198 davidg@cooper.edu